The life of Karl Marx By LANSUEME May 5, 1818 Birth Born in Trier, Germany Jan 1, 1841 Earns Doctorate in Philosophy Jun 19, 1843 Marries Jenny von Westphalen Aug 28, 1844 Meets Friedrich Engels Jan 1, 1847 Marx writes "The Poverty of Philosophy" Excerpt Feb 21, 1848 First Publication of "The Communist Manifesto" Excerpt Jan 1, 1859 Publishes "Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy" Excerpt Marx publishes his first serious economic work Mar 1, 1872 First Publication of "Das Kapital" Excerpt Mar 14, 1883 Death Marx dies and is buried at Highgate Cemetery in London on March 17th.
